We don’t have any big plans this weekend and, as always, we are hoping for some time outside. Thank goodness our hats and gloves are readily accessible, since it continues to be cool out there.
Have a cozy weekend, filled with spring flowers.
This week we have bundled up every day for our walks. We appreciated that the sun was usually out, giving us pockets of warmth in protected areas along our routes. One doesn’t want to complain about a little bit of chilly weather when hot summer days are just around the corner.
One evening after work, Tom and I had a bonding experience, assembling a large Craftsman cabinet in our very cold basement. We pored over directions, tried to figure out one screw type versus another, then got on our hands and knees and wrangled that cabinet into shape. We now have a very smart black and red cabinet ready to fill and our knees are glad that job is over!
I’m sharing a few random things, should you feel like browsing.
- Why Am I So Socially Awkward? It’s Autism, I Finally Realized — Great article about living with autism and finally getting a diagnosis. The readers’ comments are very informative. (Cup of Jo)
- The Loneliness of the Locked-Down Single Mother — This is a good read about the challenges of single motherhood during the pandemic. (The New York Times)
- I Get Paid to Go on Fake Dates With People to Prepare Them for Real Ones — I knew about seat fillers, but I didn’t know that there was the role of practice date. (Vice)
- First Drafts of the Greatest Opening Sentences in Literature — If you need a laugh. (McSweeney’s)
- Lemon Tahini Dressing — Whip up a batch of this dressing and you’ll be putting it on everything. (Sea Salt and Sailor Stripes)
- Goodness: Believe it or not, there was a very real global ‘pandemic of benevolence’ in 2021 — If this report is accurate, this is very good news. (Upworthy)
About the photo: A picture of Books & Books bookstore in Coral Gables, FL.